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Hi guys, I'm setting up a VPN for the first time, I haven't used VPNs before at all. I installed OpenVPN on my linux machine, and on my laptop I installed the WindowsXP client for OpenVPN. After a bit of troubleshooting I got it working (I think) - it connects, give me a "Local Area Connection 4" with an IP address in the 10.x.x.x range. So it looks like I got it working (yaay!) But, what I'm actually trying to do is set it up is so that when I VPN from my laptop, it will show as if I am connecting from the IP of my linux server where OpenVPN is installed. In other words, if I go to www.whatismyip.com, I want it to show my linux server's IP. Currently, it is showing my local ISP's IP address (same one that shows when I'm not on the VPN connection) How do I force Firefox or other programs to "use" the 10.x.x.x network? Is what I'm trying to do even possible? (p.s. - if VPN is not what I am looking for then please let me know.. I also tried setting up Squid proxy, but again, my IP address still shows as my real IP address and not the server IP) Also - How do I even know for sure it's working? Other then it saying it's connected and the OpenVPN client icon in the task bar in Windows is green instead of red, but how do I know traffic is really traveling through the VPN and not directly out my ISP? Thanks Nathalie ____________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |